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Reading at Book Culture, New York City
Reading at Book Culture with the Urban Range Poets, New York City
Winter 2023 Seasonal Haiku
Oh, the coziness of pulling the winter quilt up over me. Though Buson, who wrote today’s haiku, seems to have a dilemma!
Fall 2022 Seasonal Haiku
a haiku by Basho, my greeting to you for fall!
and a prompt for writing.
Stronger Than Fear Anthology
Read Hermine’s poem “The Sea” in this new anthology, published spring, 2022.
“Nights of the Fireflies” Reading Series
Richard Goodman (richardgoodman.org) is the author of French Dirt: The Story of a Garden in the South of France and A New York Memoir.
Watch on YouTube.
To listen to Richard Goodman read from his memoir French Dirt,
start at: 2:37
“Nights of the Fireflies” Reading Series
Mary A. Koncel has published three collections of prose poems, Closer to Day, You Can Tell the Horse Anything and The Last Blonde.
Watch on Youtube
To hear Mary Koncel talk about how she writes a poem,
start at: 40:19
“Nights of the Fireflies” Reading Series
Wendy Chen (wendychenart.com) is the author of Unearthings, editor of Figure 1, and managing editor of Tupelo Quarterly. She writes poetry and prose and does translations.
Watch on Youtube
To hear Wendy read her poem “Memorial,”
start at 12:25
“Nights of the Fireflies” Reading Series
Michelle Yasmine Valladares (michelleyasminevalladares.com) is a poet, teacher and filmmaker. She is the author of Nortada, the North Wind and several chapbooks.
Watch on YouTube.
To listen to my conversation with Michelle about her poem “Mirabai Rode Her Donkey Naked,”
start at 56:16
“Nights of the Fireflies” Reading Series
Catherine Rogers is a playwright and performer. Most recently Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY presented a reading of her play La Notte Di San Lorenzo. She also has published short fiction and nonfiction.
Watch on Youtube
To hear an early scene and an ending scene of Catherine Rogers’ play La Notte di San Lorenzo,
for the early scene, start at: 8:58
for the ending scene, start at: 17:19
Playwright: Catherine Rogers
Composer/Bass Player: Larry Norton
Characters
Laura, The Village Laundress: Catherine Rogers
Giuseppe, The Clockmaker: Jon Krupp
The Chorus of Husbands and Wives: Matt Biagini, Olivia Kinter